| measuring stick | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. measure, measuring rod, measuring stick | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements. |
| ~ board rule | a measure used in computing board feet. |
| ~ measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something. |
| ~ ruler, rule | measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. |
| ~ size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot. |
| metro | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).; "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" |
| ~ railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. |
| meter | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. m, meter, metre | the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards). |
| ~ metric linear unit | a linear unit of distance in metric terms. |
| ~ decimeter, decimetre, dm | a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter. |
| ~ decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, dam | a metric unit of length equal to ten meters. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. meter | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity. |
| ~ ammeter | a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes. |
| ~ electric meter, power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used. |
| ~ electrometer | meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source. |
| ~ fluxmeter | meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil. |
| ~ galvanometer | meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents. |
| ~ gas meter, gasometer | a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe. |
| ~ gaussmeter, magnetometer | a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields. |
| ~ measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something. |
| ~ hodometer, mileometer, milometer, odometer | a meter that shows mileage traversed. |
| ~ ohmmeter | a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms. |
| ~ postage meter | meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge. |
| ~ radiometer | meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic). |
| ~ reflectometer | a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface. |
| ~ speed indicator, speedometer | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed. |
| ~ taximeter | a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride). |
| ~ voltmeter | meter that measures the potential difference between two points. |
| ~ volumeter | a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement). |
| ~ water meter | meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet. |
| n. (communication) | 3. beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse. |
| ~ metrics, prosody | the study of poetic meter and the art of versification. |
| ~ poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody | (prosody) a system of versification. |
| ~ catalexis | the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse. |
| ~ scansion | analysis of verse into metrical patterns. |
| ~ common meter, common measure | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad. |
| ~ metrical foot, metrical unit, foot | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. meter, metre, time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration. |
| ~ rhythmicity | the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music. |
| v. (change) | 5. meter | measure with a meter.; "meter the flow of water" |
| ~ measure, quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity.; "Can you quantify your results?" |
| v. (contact) | 6. meter | stamp with a meter indicating the postage.; "meter the mail" |
| ~ stamp | affix a stamp to.; "Are the letters properly stamped?" |
| metro | | |
Recent comments
2 weeks 1 day ago
3 weeks 15 hours ago
3 weeks 6 days ago
3 weeks 6 days ago
8 weeks 3 days ago
23 weeks 6 days ago
30 weeks 3 days ago
43 weeks 5 days ago
46 weeks 5 days ago
48 weeks 4 days ago